Nick LaLota

Nicholas Joseph LaLota ( lə-LOH-tə; born June 23, 1978) is an American politician and businessman. A member of the Republican Party, he represents New York's 1st congressional district, in the United States House of Representatives since 2023.

Early life and career

LaLota was born on June 23, 1978, and is from Bay Shore, New York. He graduated from St. Anthony's High School and, in 2000, from the United States Naval Academy. He served in the U.S. Navy for eight years, serving three overseas deployments. He earned a Master of Business Administration and a Juris Doctor from Hofstra University. LaLota served as chief of staff to Suffolk County Presiding Officer Kevin McCaffrey. He also served on the Suffolk Board of Elections as well as a trustee for the village of Amityville, New York.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2022

LaLota ran for the United States House of Representatives in the first congressional district of New York to succeed Lee Zeldin, who ran for governor of New York. He won the general election on November 8 by defeating the Democratic nominee Bridget Fleming.

On December 27, 2022, LaLota became one of the first Republicans to call for a full House Ethics Committee investigation into the false claims made by his fellow Long Island Republican, representative-elect George Santos. "New Yorkers deserve the truth and House Republicans deserve an opportunity to govern without this distraction", LaLota said. On March 7, 2024, during President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, Santos posted on social media that he plans to run against LaLota in the 2024 Republican primary.

Tenure

LaLota was sworn in on January 7, 2023.

Committee assignments

For the 118th Congress:

• Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation
  • Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
• Committee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security
• Committee on Small Business
  • Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure (Chair)
  • Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access

Caucus memberships

• Republican Main Street Partnership
• Republican Governance Group
• Problem Solvers Caucus
• SALT Caucus
• For Country Caucus
• Long Island Sound Caucus (co-chair)
• Shellfish Caucus

Personal life

LaLota married his high school sweetheart, Kaylie, who is a teacher at Northport High School. They have three daughters. LaLota resides in Amityville.

LaLota is Roman Catholic.

References

External links

• Congressman Nick LaLota official U.S. House website
• Campaign website
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
• Profile at Vote Smart
• Appearances on C-SPAN